MAKEUP PRODUCTS (NON-PERMANENT)

Although most chemicals in cosmetics pose very little or no threat, several are associated with substantial medical problems, including developmental delays and cancer. Cosmetic chemicals get into the body through the skin and inhalation, and lead to the same risks as food chemicals, per this site.

Chemicals linked to cancer can be found in food and many other everyday products. However, no classification of consumer products is accountable to less government inspection than cosmetics, including Highlighter (Champagne shade). Though many of the chemicals in cosmetics probably pose little risk, being exposed to a few is linked to critical health concerns, such as cancer.